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Football leagues XFL and USFL in merger talks

Y2kTheNewOldies

Y2kTheNewOldies


This is interesting though and how will it rival the NFL though.

Why it matters: Combining the two may be the smartest path forward for the leagues given the challenges and the history of failure for NFL alternatives.

Details: The merger would be structured as a merger of equals and would require regulatory approval, one of the sources said. The leagues hope to combine before the 2024 seasons.

Fox Corp. owns the USFL, while the XFL is owned by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, his business partner Dany Garcia, and RedBird Capital Partners.
Game broadcasts of the combined league are likely to be split between Fox and XFL media partner Disney, according to the source. The USFL also has a broadcast agreement with NBC, although it's not yet been determined if that will continue.
An announcement of the deal could come as early as this week.
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USFL, XFL in talks to merge, expected to create one spring football league for 2024 season, per report

The leagues reportedly hope to merge in time for next season
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Greg Goodfellow said:
I must be in the minority, but I enjoyed the play of both leagues. If they can merge, then develop a plan for slow yet steady growth ( unlike Donald Trump as owner of the New Jersey Generals), then more power to them.
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The only quality that these minor leagues have is the efforts of the players to get invited to an NFL training camp and coaches to get hired at the NFL or major college level. These leagues, including the arena leagues that still exist, are strictly for that purpose.
 
KeithE4 said:
Will anyone notice?
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Fair question. I remember last year there was some chatter about both those leagues here on Radio Discussions. Once both were a few weeks into their seasons I resurrected the individual threads that had been started about each of those leagues back then, mentioned they were a few weeks into the season and there was no response from anyone. I think both threads have long been closed due to lack of activity.
 
Mikey Radio said:
Fair question. I remember last year there was some chatter about both those leagues here on Radio Discussions. Once both were a few weeks into their seasons I resurrected the individual threads that had been started about each of those leagues back then, mentioned they were a few weeks into the season and there was no response from anyone. I think both threads have long been closed due to lack of activity.
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The Venn Diagram of radio enthusiasts and fans of alternative football leagues is probably a pretty narrow slice.šŸ¤”šŸ˜‰

I watched a few games of both leagues, and it was reasonably entertaining if the score was close. I do like some of the rule changes, such as the non-kicking one, two, or three point PAT options, as well as the ā€œ4th and 15ā€ replacement for onside kicks.
 
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Mediafrog+ said:
The Venn Diagram of radio enthusiasts and fans of alternative football leagues is probably a pretty narrow slice.šŸ¤”šŸ˜‰
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Yeah, but Radio Discussions threads about the Super Bowl, NHL playoffs, which stations that carry a particular MLB team's games, Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), college teams switching conferences, which leagues or games are on various networks and streaming services, etc. can sometimes go on for a while. In contrast, threads about XFL and USFL more or less ended with a thud after a few posts.
 
The whole concept of spring/summer football is based on the assumption that a significant number of American sports fans are just waiting for something other than baseball, basketball and hockey to watch after the Super Bowl is played. Sorry, I'm just not buying it. The NBA and NHL postseasons stretch well into June and MLB fires up its regular season in late March. Maybe the audience for football would be there if the product was genuine NFL, with NFL stars playing another 10 weeks or whatever. But the product features a bunch of has-been, wannabe and never-will-be types who live in a fantasy world believing that accomplishing something in a made-for-TV league before fans who need to be given free tickets to get them into the stadium will lead them to NFL riches. Who needs this ultimate in who-cares TV other than TV and Madison Avenue?
 
KeithE4 said:
Sports books?
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There you go! How could I forget the main reason all sports seem to exist these days? I wonder how much action there was on XFL and USFL games. Were the books making significantly more by offering those games than they were back when March through June meant only MLB and the NBA and NHL postseasons? (Not counting tennis, golf and NASCAR as significant money makers for the legal betting companies. Should I be?)
 
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